This is one of my oldest, go-to, weeknight dinners. It’s super easy to make, fast and delicious! Everyone loves it. You could substitute chicken breast if you don’t like the dark meat, you just won’t cook it as long. I love to have mine with a roasted sweet potato and Bill and the boys like it on rice to soak up all the yummy sauce. A must try dish! Continue reading Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs with Molasses
This is a fantastic tasting, quick and easy soup to make. The best thing is that you probably have all the ingredients right in your pantry and fridge right now! Continue reading Black Bean Soup
Yes, I know another chicken recipe but if you are like me, there are just so many ways to enjoy chicken and it’s so healthy. Here is the story of this one. It was 4:30 last Thursday and I have no idea what to make for dinner. I had a cut up chicken in the fridge and went to Epicurious and looked around and found this recipe. I made a couple of changes (of course!). Number 1 the original recipe called for 4 large shallots. As you can see from the picture above there are no shallots. That is because I ate all the delicious omg shallots before I plated this. So, I determined the number of shallots needs to be at least doubled. I didn’t use the parsley either as I didn’t have any in the house but it was delicious without it!
The only other thing I did was to add the chicken stock to create a fabulous pan jus. This recipe comes from the book French Farmhouse Cookbook which I just may order after trying this. Nothing like a super simple delicious, healthy week night dinner! Continue reading Roast Chicken with Shallots
Ok, so by now you know I love tomatoes. I love soup. I am trying to eat as lean and mean as possible. This soup takes care of all that. Creamy (without heavy cream with a sub of low-fat cream cheese), the shallots and sherry add that extra punch of flavor you need. I <3 this soup! Continue reading Skinny Creamy Tomato Soup
One of my favorite side dishes and also one of my favorite ways to eat tomatoes during the winter when I am missing my favorite fresh tomatoes from Wilson’s farm. They get a little sweeter when you roast them and they are the perfect side for Roasted Chicken or Roast Beef.
You could also make it a quick pasta sauce. If doing that, add 2 extra Tbsp olive oil to the pan to create the sauce. Cook the pasta until al dente, drain but reserve one cup of the pasta water. Put the pasta back in the pan, add the tomatoes and 1/2 cup of pasta water. Add more pasta water if needed. Sprinkle some chopped basil and you have a great pasta dish! Continue reading Roasted Grape Tomatoes
I love this soup recipe. The combination of the roasted butternut with the leeks and ginger is fantastic. I don’t usually do the fried Leek garnish, but last night Bill and I went out to dinner and his appetizer had these beautiful tasty little fried leeks on it, and when Bill saw the leeks on my cutting board, he asked if I was making fried leeks and I said, good idea! They will make my picture look pretty.
As quality control I had to have a bowl before I finished this post and I can tell you, the little crispy fried leeks are totally worth it! 🙂 Continue reading Butternut Leek Soup
Chili, is there anything better on a cold winter night than a piping hot bowl of Chili? I posted my age-old favorite Chili recipe a while ago. That is my go to Chili recipe but when I saw this one in Bon Appetit’s Fast Easy Fresh, I knew I had to try it. You see, I LOVE Chipotle Chilis. Love, love, love them. I like it hot. The original recipe had you add 2 Chipotle peppers. I started with 3 and ended up with 5 :). I also added the tomato paste and brown sugar as it needed a little sweetness to balance the chilis. Other than that, I was pretty true to the recipe. When I served mine I added avocado, low-fat sour cream, a little cheddar cheese, raw red onion and a few big spoons of hot sauce which Bill found a little perplexing. I told you I like it hot! 🙂
I have had this cookbook for a while, but recently spent some time going through it again and have about 20 recipes tagged with a stick it note. The recipes are all meant for quick, healthy weeknight dinners, so you will see more of them here for sure! Continue reading Chipotle Chili
This is an elegant first course dish for a special occasion, or you could serve for 2 as a meal if you like. The combination of the lobster with the creamy avocado and the sweetness of the mangoes is to die for! Continue reading Lobster Avocado Salad
This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Simple Italian Food by Mario Batali. He says it’s one of his favorite things to make on a Sunday for Family dinner and I agree. There is something so festive about making a whole chicken, it’s just comforting. By the way, the leftover onions, pan juices and carcass make a kick ass chicken stock like no other. The pan juices create their own sauce, all you do is strain the fat out of it. That’s due to the 2 secret weapons, a parmesan rind and bacon. His recipe has you use a proscuitto rind but I am pretty sure you don’t have one of those sitting in your fridge right now, so the bacon fits the bill. 🙂 Someone once said to me that “Bacon is the duck tape of food”, how perfect is that? Continue reading Balsamic Roasted Chicken
Classic homemade chicken soup can cure your ailments people! It is best made with homemade broth but store bought is ok. Continue reading Homemade Chicken Soup